Just hit 500 yards of concrete poured this year and it feels weird

I was doing my books for the quarter and added it all up. Five hundred yards, man. That's a lot of mud. It hit me because the first 200 felt like a real grind, but the last 300 just flew by. I think it was that big warehouse slab job in Grand Rapids that pushed me over. We did 80 yards in one day with a crew of four, and it just clicked. The rhythm was perfect, no major cold joints, and the finish came out smooth as glass. It made me realize how much faster you get when you stop fighting the material and just work with it. Anyone else have a number that snuck up on them and made you feel like you finally got a handle on this work?

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roberts.jordan3d ago

My buddy had that happen with roofing squares last summer. He just looked at his order history and was shocked by the number.

adams.faith3d ago

Oh man, that's so true. It feels like everything adds up way faster than you expect these days. You buy a few things here and there without really keeping track. Then you see the total and it just hits you. It happens with groceries, takeout, all that small stuff. Makes you want to start writing things down.